Traveling

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded Overnight at O'Hare Were Woken at 4am to Take Blankets Back and more...

When United delayed several flights overnight this week at Chicago O'Hare, passengers took to cots provided by the airport. But airport security rousted them all at 4 a.m. adding true insult to injury. Continue reading Hundreds of United Passengers ...

Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded Overnight at O’Hare Were Woken at 4am to Take Blankets Back and more...


Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded Overnight at O’Hare Were Woken at 4am to Take Blankets Back

When United delayed several flights overnight this week at Chicago O'Hare, passengers took to cots provided by the airport. But airport security rousted them all at 4 a.m. adding true insult to injury.

Continue reading Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded Overnight at O’Hare Were Woken at 4am to Take Blankets Back...

        

Delta Names Raleigh-Durham Their Next Focus City (Mini-Hub)

Austin's airport is adding 37% more gates next year, and Delta is preparing to make it a focus city complete with SkyClub with outdoor deck.

Focus city status isn't official for Austin yet, but as of Friday it is for Raleigh-Durham which serves the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, where Delta is already the largest airline (carrying one-third of passengers, with 10% connecting connecting traffic). Delta's other focus cities are Cincinnati and Boston (of course Cincinnati used to be a hub).

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Filing Europe Flight Delay Claims is Easy and Southwest Disses Wall Street on Seat, Bag Charges

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Hilton Extends Double Points Promo, Offers Up to 7500 Points for Car Rentals

Hilton has been running double points since May 1. Hilton usually runs double points, for instance they basically ran it all of 2016.

Apparently they're not ready to launch a new, exciting different promotion right away because instead of ending double points August 31 they're extending it.

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Robert Mueller and Donald Trump, Jr Spotted Together – at Washington National Gate 35X

They were both on American Airlines regional flights. It doesn't matter whether you're the son of the President, or if you have an unlimited scope and the full resources of the federal government at your disposal to investigate that President. Everyone is brought down to size at Gate 35X. Truly, it is the most humbling aviation experience in the country.

I've written before that the previous administration could have closed the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and just moved terrorism suspects to this gate.

Continue reading Robert Mueller and Donald Trump, Jr Spotted Together – at Washington National Gate 35X...

        

Using Delta Miles for Family of Four Saver Business Class Availability to Asia

Delta sometimes makes decent business class award space available to Europe, generally when prices are at their lowest for paid tickets. Getting to Asia on Delta can be much harder without paying exorbitant mileage costs (e.g. 200,000-plus miles per person in each direction).

However Delta's partners, especially their Chinese partners China Southern and China Eastern, offer good availability from West Coast gateways.

Continue reading Using Delta Miles for Family of Four Saver Business Class Availability to Asia...

        

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